Managing Power 3-9Battery Low Signals and ActionsThe battery icon changes appearance to display the current state of thebattery.BatteryIcon Battery Level DescriptionDischarging The icon shows the charge remaining in10-percent increments until the charge reachesthe low-battery level.Low The battery charge has reached the low-batterylevel (10% by default).Critically low The battery charge has reached the criticalbattery level (5% by default). By default,Windows will display a notification and putyour computer into Hibernation.When the battery is low, the computer’s Battery Charge Indicator ( ) alsoblinks red to alert you to take actions.Always respond to low-battery by connecting the AC adapter, placing yourcomputer in Hibernation mode, or turning off the computer.
